Sunset Limited
(Los Angeles - Miami, currently Orlando) rerouted from a secondary line to
a main line between Tucson and
Yuma because Union Pacific Railroad (UP) abandoned the
second line. Therefore, Amtrak no longer served directly Phoenix. Also
Coolidge and Tempe stations located between Tucson and
Phoenix were cut. The
last trains served Phoenix on May 28, 1996. In the spring 2001
Maricopa station opened on the new route between
Tucson and Yuma.

The last Amtrak timetable showing the Phoenix
route
(issued on April 14, 1996)